Prasophyllum alpinum

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Prasophyllum

At a glance

Occurrence records381

Data sources4

Biological traits41

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

Databases and archives Prasophyllum alpinum's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility381 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources41 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF381 records

01Narrative

Prasophyllum alpinum, commonly known as the alpine leek orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to Tasmania. It was formerly described as occurring in mainland Australia but has smaller flowers than the species occurring there. It has a single, tube-shaped leaf and up to fourteen green to greenish-brown flowers and grows in subalpine areas.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology14

Fruit length6.5 mm

Fruit width4.5 mm

Leaf length100 mm

Leaf length max200 mm

Leaf length min100 mm

Leaf mass per area43.68 g/m2

Leaf size984 mm²

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 984 mm² · AusTraits: 788 mm²

Leaf width4.5 mm

Plant height0.3 m

⚠ sources differ — AusTraits: 0.3 m · TRY: 0.126 m

Plant height max0.3 m

Plant height min0.1 m

Seed length0.5 mm

Seed mass0.003 mg

Seed width0.24 mm

Life cycle & reproduction11

Dehiscencedehiscent

Dispersal typewind

Flowering endMar

Flowering startJan

Flowering timeyynnnnnnnnny

Life formtuberous geophyte

Life spanperennial

Pollination syndromeinsect

Raunkiær life formcryptophyte

Resprouting capacityresprouts

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment10

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatetemperate

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formherb

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapeterete

Woodinessnon-woody

Physiology & chemistry4

Leaf dry-matter content (LDMC)133 mg/g

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Specific leaf area (SLA)22.89 mm²/mg

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type381 records

Wild obs. + sensor230

Museum / vouchered147

Cultivated / captive4

Origin

Native2

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO900 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy86% within 1 km

≤100 m 119≤1 km 67≤10 km 29>10 km 1

216 georeferenced · 14 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor230

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy54% within 1 km

≤100 m 8≤1 km 58≤10 km 46>10 km 11

123 georeferenced · 24 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence147

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 2

2 georeferenced · 2 without coordinates

Open the mapnot free-living4

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions10 of 12 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Canberra, AU	58
Hobart, AU	50
QVMAGlocation not on record	12
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	9
Armidale, AU	4
Brisbane, AU	3
Parkville, AU	2
Mount Annan, AU	2
Adelaide, AU	2
Christchurch, NZ	2
South Kensington, GB	1
Saint Louis, US	1

12 institutions · 146 of 147 vouchered records shown · 1 without an institution code

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

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